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STUTTGART, Germany, July 30, 2014 (Press Release) -In 1986, Andreas Rudolf, together with just five employees, founded a company in Goslar, Germany, to specialise in the processing of flexo printing plates. The business became so successful that new employees were steadily hired in the following years.

OAKLAND, Aug. 1, 2014 (PPI Pulp & Paper Week) -Pratt Industries shifted suppliers for its new 360,000 tons/yr lightweight recycled containerboard machine at its Valparaiso, IN, mill, in a move that may delay the startup date of the project by several months.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 29, 2014 (Press Release) -Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd. (RGHL) today announced it is undertaking a strategic review of its ownership of its Evergreen and Closures businesses.

RGHL stated this initiative is part of a review and possible reallocation of capital and resources within its business portfolio.

Customised packaging is becoming increasingly popular and the Corrugated Industry is exploiting the latest digital printing technology to provide even more commercial opportunities for retailers and brand owners.

KENNESAW, GA, July 31, 2014 (Press Release) -Heidelberg has increased the maximum running speed of its 57" Speedmaster VLF XL 145 and 64" Speedmaster VLF XL 162 presses by up to 20 percent. Targeting the folding carton market, this next level of efficiency is enabled by the new "Packaging Speed Performance" (PSP) packages.

LINNICH, Germany, July 30, 2014 (Press Release) -At SIG Combibloc's Brazilian packaging plant, an extrusion line has now been put into operation which laminates unprocessed cardboard for the company's carton packs on-site. This major milestone completes the modular investment and building project in Campo Largo, near the city of Curitiba in Brazil's Paraná state.

Sussex, Wis. and Gallus, Switzerland—QuadTech announced a new partnership with the Gallus Group (St. Gallen, Switzerland), to provide QuadTech closed-loop color control and color measurement systems for its offset, flexo and gravure presses.

NORTHBROOK. IL, July 30, 2014 (PRNewswire) -KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. today reported record results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. As compared to 2013's second quarter, results for 2014's second quarter are below:

Esko (www.esko.com) announces Ingersoll Paper Box Co., Ltd, a leading folding carton manufacturer based in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, has selected a full suite of its premedia technology to help reduce turnaround times and increase overall control to the prepress process.